CMOS / SCMO

2004 Prizewinners /Lauréats des
prix, 2004

President’s Prize / Prix du président

To: Frédéric
Fabry for
his very
innovative and important contribution to radar meteorology in deriving
humidity fields from meteorological radars ground clutter echoes, as
highlighted
by his paper, co-authored with Frush, Zawadzki and Kilambi, On the
extraction
of near-surface index of refraction using radar phase measurements from
ground targets, published in 1997 the Journal of Atmospheric
and
Oceanic
Technology 14, 978-987.

J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography /

Médaille J.P. Tully en océanographie

To: Brian
Petriefor an outstanding
career in oceanography,
the breadth and impacts of numerous collaborations, and his sustained
leadership
to the description, understanding and implications of physical
oceanographic
variability in the Atlantic Canadian coastal ocean.

Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology /

Prix Andrew Thomson en météorologie
appliquée

To: Peter
Bowyer for his innovative work
in operational
extreme-wave analysis and prediction, along with his accomplishments in
education and outreach in the area of the extratropical transition of
hurricanes.
As a program manager of the Canadian Hurricane Centre, Peter has made
important
contributions to the forecasting of hurricanes and their impacts in
Canada,
and in the application of his scientific knowledge to support decision
making of those involved in mitigating risks related to hurricanes and
educating users.

Prize in Applied Oceanography /

Prix en océanographie appliquée

Not awarded in 2004

Rube Hornstein Medal In Operational Meteorology /

Médaille Rube Hornstein en
météorologie opérationnelle

(Until 1996: Rube Hornstein Prize in
Operational Meteorology
/

jusqu'à 1996, Prix de
météorologie
opérationnelle Rube Hornstein)

To: Mert
Horita for his long and
productive career
developing and transferring sophisticated technology to operational
meteorology.
Mert is a strong, resourceful and innovative leader who accomplished
many
"firsts" during his career while remaining the consummate professional
with a sense of humour.

Neil J. Campbell Medal for Exceptional Volunteer Service /

La médaille Neil J Campbell pour service
bénévole
exceptionnel

The first medal was presented to Neil J.
Campbell
himself for more than 25 years of volunteer service to CMOS at both the
local centre and national levels, including as Chair of the Ottawa
Centre
1978, member or chair of numerous committees through the 1980s,
President
of CMOS in 1984 and Executive Director of CMOS from 1994 through 2004.
During his tenure as volunteer Executive Director, Neil not only
substantially
advanced the operations of the CMOS office, but he excelled in getting
other volunteers to take on important duties and made sure that they
were
recognized for their efforts by implementing awards and honoraria, none
of which he ever accepted himself. He unhesitatingly took on additional
roles for CMOS, such as sponsoring the formation of the Canadian
Foundation
for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, taking on responsibility for the
Canadian National Committees for SCOR and ECOR and found a way to
deliver
them, again by finding volunteers. This medal is established in his
honour
and is intended to be the ultimate recognition for volunteer
contributions
to CMOS.

Roger Daley Postdoctoral Publication Award /

Le Prix Roger Daley de publication post-doctorale

To: Benjamin
Murray, University of
British
Columbia, for his important and innovative scientific work in the area
of ice cloud formation in the Earth’s atmosphere as highlighted by his
paper, co-authored with Knopf and Bertram, The formation of cubic ice
under conditions relevant to Earth’s atmosphere, published in
March
2005
in Nature.

Citations

To: Attilla Danko and Allan
Rahill,
for setting
up and maintaining a Web site called The Clear Sky Clock on
which
they provide real-time forecast information of clear and dark skies
over
North and Central America. This Web site is highly praised by the
amateur
astronomical community in providing invaluable information on observing
conditions a few days in advance and is a vivid example of the
application
of meteorology in support of astronomy.

Tertia M.C. Hughes Memorial Graduate
Student Prize /

Prix commémoratif Tertia M.C. Hughes

To Damon Matthews for his outstanding
Ph.
D.
thesis work at the University of Victoria, on Land cover change,
vegetation
dynamics and the global carbon cycle: experiments with the UVic Earth
System
Climate Model. This work has significantly advanced our
understanding
of how changes in land use affect climate.

Campbell Scientific Best Student Poster Prize /

Prix Campbell Scientific de la meilleure affiche
d'étudiant(e)

To: Heather Raven of the University of
Alberta. Her
research was in collaboration with Brian Weins of Environment Canada in
Edmonton. Her research poster was titled Beryllium as a Tracer of
Stratospheric
Contribution to Ground Level Ozone at Harlech, Alberta.

The CMOS - Weather Research House Scholarship Supplement/

To: Joshua Nault, University of
Alberta.
Mr Nault is a doctoral student under Prof. Bruce Sutherland and his
thesis
work concentrates on the propagation of internal gravity waves in the
stratosphere
and the ocean.

To: Tiffany Shaw, Department of Earth
and Ocean
Sciences, UBC, who is continuing her studies at U of T with Dr. Ted
Shepherd
under whom she is investigating problems in theoretical atmospheric
dynamics.
This scholarship is valued at $10,000 if held for two years. Ms. Shaw
is
in her second year under this scholarship.

Undergraduate Scholarships / Bourses
d'études
de premier cycle

CMOS Fellow Announced / Nouveau Membre émérite

The title of CMOS Fellow was conferred on ++Theodore
(Ted)
Shepherd, University of Toronto, in recognition of his
outstanding
personal research in atmospheric dynamics, his leadership of
collaborative
middle atmosphere research and modelling programs in Canada, his
mentoring
of students and his leading contributions to the World Climate Research
Program and its core project on Stratospheric Processes and their Role
in Climate (SPARC).

Professor Shepherd is a world recognized
atmospheric dynamicist.
He has provided outstanding leadership for the Canadian Middle
Atmosphere
Modelling and Global Chemistry for Climate Modelling programs. He is a
widely cited author and communicator (speaker). His enthusiasm has
energized
successful collaborations, provided opportunities and mentoring for
students
and a focus for an unusually wide range of topics from observations to
laboratory studies.

++ Ted Shepherd's Fellowship was announced at
the 2005 Congress in Vancouver, but was presented a year later at the
2006 Congress in Toronto.

MSC Patterson Medal / SMC La medaille Patterson

Michel Béland, Director General of
the
Atmospheric
and Climate Science Directorate, presented the MSC Patterson
Distinguished
Service Medal. MSC's most prestigious award, for distinguished
service
to meteorology in Canada, was presented to two recipients, Ian
Rutherford
and Theodore
(Ted) Shepherd. Dr. Rutherford is a former
Director
General of MSC and past president of the Canadian Meteorological
and
Oceanographic Society. Dr. Shepherd is a professor and research
scientist
in the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto.

DFO Timothy R. Parsons Medal / MPO La médaille Timothy
R. Parsons

To: Timothy R. Parsonsfor
his
outstanding
contributions and exceptional dedication to ocean sciences and to the
people
he has trained, mentored and inspired.

To:Daniel M. Warefor his
outstanding contribution
to the field of fisheries oceanography.